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UN-Habitat in the News

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Press Releases

Press releases

Media advisory: World Cities Day 2025 global celebrations in Bogotá Wednesday, 22 October 2025
World Habitat Day 2025: Urban crisis response Monday, 6 October 2025
UN-Habitat announces 2025 Scroll of Honour Award winners Tuesday, 30 September 2025
UNGA80: Member States launch call to action to prioritize adequate housing Friday, 26 September 2025
Registration opens for the UN’s largest urban conference – WUF13 in Baku Wednesday, 24 September 2025
UN-Habitat and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia partner for recovery in Syria and Sudan Sunday, 21 September 2025
UN-Habitat calls for urgent action on textile waste as cities join World Cleanup Day 2025 Friday, 19 September 2025
UN-Habitat inaugurates its Canada office in Montreal to support adequate, climate-smart housing solutions Thursday, 18 September 2025

Statements and speeches

Statements and speeches

Outcome statement on urbanization and climate change from the COP28 Local Climate Action Summit and Ministerial Meeting on Urbanization and Climate Change Wednesday, 6 December 2023
Opening speech of the Executive Director of UN-Habitat at the 2023 third session of the Executive Board of UN-Habitat Wednesday, 29 November 2023
Statement by Principals of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee Thursday, 16 November 2023
Statement by the UN-Habitat Executive Director on the situation in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory Friday, 10 November 2023
Statement by Principals of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee on the situation in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory Tuesday, 7 November 2023
Statement by the UN-Habitat Executive Director on the situation in Gaza Thursday, 2 November 2023
Executive Director of UN-Habitat briefing to Member States on the Implementation of the Second Session of the United Nations Habitat Assembly Wednesday, 6 September 2023
Statement of Poland on behalf of the Group of Friends of UN-Habitat at HLPF on SDG11 in New York Thursday, 13 July 2023

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